| # is-data-descriptor [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-data-descriptor) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-data-descriptor) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-data-descriptor) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/is-data-descriptor) |
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| > Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript data descriptor. |
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| Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support. |
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| ## Install |
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| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --save is-data-descriptor |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| var isDataDesc = require('is-data-descriptor'); |
| ``` |
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| ## Examples |
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| `true` when the descriptor has valid properties with valid values. |
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| ```js |
| // `value` can be anything |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo'}) |
| isDataDesc({value: function() {}}) |
| isDataDesc({value: true}) |
| //=> true |
| ``` |
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| `false` when not an object |
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| ```js |
| isDataDesc('a') |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc(null) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc([]) |
| //=> false |
| ``` |
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| `false` when the object has invalid properties |
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| ```js |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', bar: 'baz'}) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', bar: 'baz'}) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', get: function(){}}) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc({get: function(){}, value: 'foo'}) |
| //=> false |
| ``` |
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| `false` when a value is not the correct type |
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| ```js |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', enumerable: 'foo'}) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', configurable: 'foo'}) |
| //=> false |
| isDataDesc({value: 'foo', writable: 'foo'}) |
| //=> false |
| ``` |
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| ## Valid properties |
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| The only valid data descriptor properties are the following: |
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| * `configurable` (required) |
| * `enumerable` (required) |
| * `value` (optional) |
| * `writable` (optional) |
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| To be a valid data descriptor, either `value` or `writable` must be defined. |
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| **Invalid properties** |
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| A descriptor may have additional _invalid_ properties (an error will **not** be thrown). |
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| ```js |
| var foo = {}; |
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| Object.defineProperty(foo, 'bar', { |
| enumerable: true, |
| whatever: 'blah', // invalid, but doesn't cause an error |
| get: function() { |
| return 'baz'; |
| } |
| }); |
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| console.log(foo.bar); |
| //=> 'baz' |
| ``` |
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| ## About |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary> |
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| Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new). |
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| </details> |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary> |
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| Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install && npm test |
| ``` |
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| </details> |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary> |
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| _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_ |
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| To generate the readme, run the following command: |
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| ```sh |
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| ### Related projects |
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| You might also be interested in these projects: |
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| * [is-accessor-descriptor](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-accessor-descriptor): Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript accessor descriptor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-accessor-descriptor "Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript accessor descriptor.") |
| * [is-data-descriptor](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-data-descriptor): Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript data descriptor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-data-descriptor "Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript data descriptor.") |
| * [is-descriptor](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-descriptor): Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript descriptor. Works for… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-descriptor) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-descriptor "Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript descriptor. Works for data descriptors and accessor descriptors.") |
| * [isobject](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject): Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject "Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.") |
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| ### Contributors |
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| | **Commits** | **Contributor** | |
| | --- | --- | |
| | 21 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | |
| | 2 | [realityking](https://github.com/realityking) | |
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| ### Author |
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| **Jon Schlinkert** |
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| * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| ### License |
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| Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). |
| Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). |
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| *** |
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| _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on November 01, 2017._ |